Family, friends of murdered woman upset over lack of arrest

Egypt Covington was shot and killed on June 23, 2017 in her home on Hull Road in Van Buren Township.
While Van Buren Township police have investigated the case since then, there has been no arrest and Egypt’s family and friends are tired of waiting.
They do not wish her murder to become a cold case and they keep it alive with statements to the media.
VBT Public Safety Director Gregory Laurain said his department is still waiting for some lab tests and his department isn’t letting it become a cold case.
Last week, VBT police released the name of a person of interest who they had questioned in the past and wish to question further. He reportedly now has a lawyer and has stopped talking to police.
The Independent will not print the suspect’s name until he is formally charged and arraigned in court. But Detroit media discussed the case over the last week and printed the name.
“We have one bite of the apple,” Lt. Charles Bazzy said last fall when discussing the case. If the case is brought without solid evidence, any suspect could go free and, because of double jeopardy, could not be charged again.
Family and friends of the victim want to keep her case alive and have put up signs throughout the community asking for anyone with information on the murder to come forward.
Director Laurain said his department has ties with the FBI and the FBI have done profile work on the case. Other agencies also have helped the department, but so far there is not enough evidence for an arrest.